Applying

Learn about how to apply to residence, the breakdown of our residence fees, and important dates regarding living in residence by checking out the tabs below.

How to Apply

Follow the instructions below to apply to St. Michael’s College and Loretto Residence. If you miss one or more of the deadlines below, you may lose your residence guarantee and will need to join the waiting list.

First-Year Students (with a Residence Guarantee):

Most students who join the Faculty of Arts & Science will be placed in a residence affiliated with their college. However, some Faculty of Arts & Science students may be placed in another residence, such as Chestnut Residence, Knox, Oak House, or CampusOne Student Residence. The steps to apply as a first-year student with a guarantee is outlined below:

  1. Enable your JOINid/UTORid
  2. Confirm your interest in residence on StarRez by 11:59pm EST on March 31 using your JOINid/UTORid.
  3. Rank your residence choices on StarRez within two weeks of receiving your admission offer in order to maintain your guarantee status.
  4. Accept your offer of admission (to the University of Toronto) by 11:59pm EST on June 1.
  5. Check your email regularly for a residence offer. Residence offers will be sent out in a rolling fashion, beginning in June and continuing through July and August.
  6. Once you’ve received a residence offer, be sure to log back in to complete your application and pay your deposit on StarRez by the date indicated in your offer email, or you will forfeit your spot.

*Students who miss the March 31 deadline are welcome to still apply via the St George Waitlist, opening March 1.

Please be aware that the residence guarantee does not guarantee a specific residence or your top choice residence.

All students without a Residence Guarantee

SMC is happy to accommodate students without a residence guarantee or non-SMC returner students if our space permits. Our application process prioritizes in the following order:

  1. Returning SMC residents
  2. First-year students with residence guarantee
  3. Transfer Upper-Year students who have not lived at SMC in the past
  4. All other applicants

Current 2025-26 SMC and Loretto  residents looking to return for the 2026-27 academic year:

  1. Log into StarRez and select Apply to Residence to access the SMC – Academic Year 2026-27 application. Applications are open as of January 30, 2026.
  2. Complete the application by 11:59pm ET on February 20, 2026 to be considered in first-round offers.
  3. If you received a residence offer, be sure to log back in to complete your application and pay your deposit on StarRez by the date indicated in your offer email, or you will forfeit your spot.

All students without a Residence Guarantee (upper-year, residence transfers, exchange students, etc.):

  1. Log into StarRez using your JOINid/UTORid to view the application(s) you have access to.
  2. Apply to the St. George Waitlist.
  3. If you receive a residence offer, be sure to log back in to complete your application and pay your deposit on StarRez by the date indicated in your offer email, or you will forfeit your spot.

Further information regarding StarRez and the application process can be found on the Apply for Residence page on the Housing Services website.

Email Correspondence
Please note that the SMC Residence Office corresponds with students via their @mail.utoronto.ca email address. Please follow these guidelines to ensure that admission correspondence is received:

  • Check your email regularly.
  • Ensure that folders, where messages may be diverted, are checked often (i.e. junk or trash).
  • Set email filters to accept all messages from ‘utoronto.ca’ accounts.
  • Notify our office immediately if you will not have email access for any period of time.

Residence Fees

At SMC and Loretto Residences, students pay for their room and meal plan together. All residents must sign up for the entire academic session (September-April).

If we have vacancies later in the school year, students may apply for only the Winter term.

SMC Residence Fees Loretto Residence Fees

Important Dates

January 30 to February 20, 2026

Returner applications submitted between these dates will be given first-round consideration when offers are prepared

Students are still welcome to apply to return to residence after February 20 but will not be included in the first round of offers

February 20, 2026

Last day for upper-year returners to apply for residence and be considered for first-round residence offers

March 15, 2026 and onwards

Upper-year residence offers are expected to be sent during this period

If you accept an offer, a $2,000 deposit is due at the time of acceptance and is non-refundable and non-transferable

March 31, 2026

Last day for first-year students to confirm their interest in residence on StarRez and be eligible for the Residence Guarantee

Mid-June, 2026

First-year offers are expected to be sent during this period

A $1,000 deposit is due upon offer acceptance

July 10, 2026

Deadline to pay second deposit for first-year students. This deposit is non refundable and non-transferable

The first deposit is only refundable until July 10

Late July/Early August 2026

Residence fees are posted on your ACORN account

Room assignments are shared with residents

August 30, 2026

Move-in day for first-year students

September 6, 2026

Move-in day for upper-year students

September 8, 2026

Classes begin for Faculty of Arts and Science Students